Arthur O'Connell
American stage, film and television actor (1908-1981) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 73
Arthur Joseph O'Connell was an American stage, film and television actor, who achieved prominence in character roles in the 1950s. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for both Picnic (1955) and Anatomy of a Murder (1959).
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1981Died18 May 19811975
The Hiding PlaceFilm, Casper ten Boom, 'Papa'1973
Wicked, WickedFilm, Mr. Fenley, Hotel Engineer1972
Emergency!Series
BenFilm, 1972Bill Hatfield1970
McCloudSeries
There Was a Crooked Man...Film, 1970Mr. Lomax1969
Room 222Series1967
IronsideSeries
The Reluctant AstronautFilm, 1967Arbuckle "Buck" Fleming1966
Fantastic VoyageFilm, Col. Donald Reid1964
7 Faces of Dr. LaoFilm, Clint Stark1963
Burke's LawSeries, Dr. Stuart Alexander1961
A Thunder of DrumsFilm, Sgt. Karl Rodermill1960
My Three SonsSeries1959
Anatomy of a MurderFilm, Parnell Emmett "Parn" McCarthy1958
Man of the WestFilm, Sam Beasley1957
Wagon TrainSeries1956
Bus StopFilm, Virgil Blessing1955
Matinee TheaterSeries1953
The OscarsSeries1950
Force of EvilFilm, Link Hall (uncredited)1948
Studio OneSeries, Curtis
One Touch of VenusFilm, 1948Reporter1941
Citizen KaneFilm, Reporter (uncredited)1908Born29 March 1908
The Hiding PlaceFilm, Casper ten Boom, 'Papa'1973Wicked, WickedFilm, Mr. Fenley, Hotel Engineer1972Emergency!SeriesBenFilm, 1972Bill Hatfield1970McCloudSeriesThere Was a Crooked Man...Film, 1970Mr. Lomax1969Room 222Series1967IronsideSeriesThe Reluctant AstronautFilm, 1967Arbuckle "Buck" Fleming1966Fantastic VoyageFilm, Col. Donald Reid19647 Faces of Dr. LaoFilm, Clint Stark1963Burke's LawSeries, Dr. Stuart Alexander1961A Thunder of DrumsFilm, Sgt. Karl Rodermill1960My Three SonsSeries1959Anatomy of a MurderFilm, Parnell Emmett "Parn" McCarthy1958Man of the WestFilm, Sam Beasley1957Wagon TrainSeries1956Bus StopFilm, Virgil Blessing1955Matinee TheaterSeries1953The OscarsSeries1950Force of EvilFilm, Link Hall (uncredited)1948Studio OneSeries, CurtisOne Touch of VenusFilm, 1948Reporter1941Citizen KaneFilm, Reporter (uncredited)1908Born29 March 1908People around Arthur
Close ties
Blake Edwards Directed The Great Race and Operation Petticoat
Frank Capra Directed Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
Tony Curtis Also in The Great Race and The Great Impostor
Henry Mancini Wrote The Great Race and Operation Petticoat
Anthony Mann Directed Man of the West and Cimarron
Joshua Logan Directed Picnic and Bus Stop
Gary Merrill Also in The Power and The Great Impostor
George Pal Produced 7 Faces of Dr. Lao and The Power
Richard Quine Directed Operation Mad Ball (1957)
Royal Dano Also in Man of the West and Cimarron- Phil Karlson Directed Ben and The Silencers
David Weisbart Produced Follow That Dream and April Love
Fred Kohlmar Produced Picnic and The Solid Gold Cadillac
Ernest Borgnine Also in The Poseidon Adventure (1973)
Keenan Wynn Also in The Great Race and Nightmare in the Sun
Jeanette Nolan Also in The Great Impostor and April Love
L. Q. Jones Also in Cimarron and Operation Mad Ball
Tom Fadden Also in Pocketful of Miracles and Hound-Dog Man- Harry Holcombe Also in There Was a Crooked Man... (1971)
Sam Ash Also in Force of Evil and State of the Union- Walter Mirisch Produced Man of the West (1958)
Robert F. Simon Also in Operation Petticoat (1959)- Charles Lederer Produced Follow That Dream (1962)
Guy Wilkerson Also in Man of the West (1958)
Known for
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Citizen Kane 1941
Anatomy of a Murder 1959
Pocketful of Miracles 1961
The Poseidon Adventure 1972
Operation Petticoat 1959
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
120 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
Photos 2
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1908 to 1981 · aged 73
